Superbad (2007)

Director: Greg Mottola

Staggeringly awkward Eric (Michael Cera), loudmouthed Seth (Jonah Hill) and idiotic but lucky Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) search desperately for parties, sex and alcohol as high school comes to an end. Nothing new in terms of subject matter, but Superbad transcends cliché through its excellent comic performances - each of the leads brings a different brand of humour to the film, which work well together to give it a broad appeal.

In teen movie terms: imagine a smartly written and perfectly played American Pie, concerned with hopeless but likeable nerds rather than with sneering jocks; or perhaps Dazed and Confused with more belly laughs. The film's absolutely hilarious, and manages at times to be affecting without getting too soppy.